Have You Seen This Woman? (An Urban Legend)

The flyers began to show up a couple of decades ago. Plastered to walls and poles and signs on a paper medium in some places, in others flashing on signs or cached in a layer of augmented reality. All of the flyers appeared the same: A woman's face, a VID channel contact point, and a mysterious message about her appearance in dreams.
The questions began. Coffee shop chatter and Net meshes were full of people talking about the flyers. Who was this woman? Why was someone looking for her? And even more importantly, why was she appearing in dreams?
Soon, reports began trickling in from connected worlds across the stars. People had seen her. Those who'd experienced a dream with the woman described their dreams as being in full color and hyper-realistic, even if they'd never had dreams in color before, but the details of the dream itself differed or could not be remembered. Others recalled their This Woman dreams in perfect clarity, despite having no ability to recall any other dream in the past.
Attempts to trace the VID channel connection to its source proved incredibly complicated. Hackers attempted and failed, though some continue to try to crack this mystery. Though most of the flyers have been removed, the VID channel number is still in operation.
Connecting to the VID channel on the flyer offers a screen with a number of checkboxes and fields in which to type. The form asks oddly specific questions about the appearance of certain colors, if there appeared to be any cards, what the cards were, and if the woman spoke to the dreamer. It also asks for a description of the dream itself, and for all recalled details. After completing the form, the connecting person will hear a woman's voice which is captioned on the screen, thanking them for their contribution to efforts in finding This Woman.
Over the years, common descriptions and theories have entered public discourse. She seems to always display or leave a calling card, an image that, if recalled, purportedly solves a problem the dreaming person has been having. This Woman is:

• A horned, terrifying bringer of bad news that comes true.
• A well-spoken friend there to soothe the dreaming person after recent tragedy.
• A miracle worker with a blank deck of cards.
• A mysterious, creepy fortune teller who silently hands over a single card with a strange image.
• A disembodied face, surrounded by a circle of cards, each one displaying an answer to a question the dreaming person has not asked.
• A friend, just paying a visit and spending time with the person who is dreaming.

In addition to both positive and negative shared experiences, some attempts to give a more meaningful name to this urban legend have been made. Many call her This Woman, but Lady of the Cards and Nightmare Lass have been gaining popularity among those who have seen her in recent years.

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